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, 1887-03-03
Free Hint for a Fortune.

There's II fortune awaiting the man
who will open hasty pudding eating
houses in New York city," said an old
hotel man, land if 1 was young I'd do
it. Old New Workers remember Parker
very well. He opened a coy little res
taurant on Dey street forty odd years
ago. AT that time there was more travel
to New York by the night boats on the
Sound and Hudson river proportionaliy
than now, and Parker's place was very
convenient for travellers to get their
breakfast. He always had a blazing fire
in a CRATE, and the morning papers were
at hand. Parker was the first restaurant
keeper here to give his customers the
papers while they waited.
HE made a speciality of buckwheat
cakes, and no mar in the city before or
since ever made such cakes. He expert
mented and had a recipe of his own. The
cakes were light, yet substantial, round
at the bottom Of the plate, crisp but not
greasy, and preserved just enough Of the
peculiar flavor of the buckwheat. Park
er's buckwheats became famous, and he
made a very large fortune. He built a
place ON the North river, and was worth
a million when he died. There's some
consolation in earning a million and feel
ing that every penny Of it represented a
delightful equivalent.
ANY man who gets a reputation for q
specially in New York has struck a gold
mine. Now, fried hasty pudding as they
serve it down east would catch on, l
know. 1t would be a revelation to most
people. Now and then what is called
fried mush is served, but a sad and sog-
gy mess it is.'-New York Sun.
, 1887-03-03
Mrs. Langtry'. BODY Servant.

Two years ago, when the Jersey Lily
visited San Francisco, her attention was
directed to a bright eyed native of Can
ton, by naine Wong Afoo. She thought
that ii would be u surprise to her New
York and British friends if she possessed,
among heT other peculiar treasures, aChi-
ness body seTvant. Negotiations were
entered into between Wong Afoo's father
and Mrs. Langtry. and the result was
that tbs boy entered into her service.
His father states that he allowed the boy
to go under the condition that he was to
be taught to reed and write English.
How much tuition Wong Afoo received
In the rldimentB of the language while
under the Lily's motherly care is q prob
lem. 1t is learned that he accompanied
her cast and also TO England. When the
duties OF the stage required Mrs. Lang
try's presence, Wong Afoo went to the
theatre, but in what connection his duties
were utilized in the green room Wong is
mot willing to state; neither will he lift
ehu veil which enshrouds the Lily's u
%roundings. Tho boy. who is about 16
years of &c, has just returned to this
city, his father having written to Mrs.
Lanetry 70 allow him u leave her en-
pioy. and he rs now engaged in pursuing
his studies in y far different atmosphere
thau that In which he was accustomed to
in tho Lily's residence in New York city.
San Francisco Chronicle.
, 1887-03-03
A Prosperous Year for the Iron
Trade

PTTTsBURa, March 1.-The Western
Iron Association met in this city to-day
and unanimously decided to reafirm the
card rate. The meeting was the largest
that has been held for years, all mills
west of the Allegheny mountains being
represented. 1t was considered a GER
tainty that prices would be advanced, but
after u thorough discussion the manufac-
turers deemed it best to make no ad-
vance at present. Reports that certain
manufacturers were selling above the
card rate were investigated and found to
be untrue. Trade was reported unusu-
ally good for this season and q prosper
GUS year, undisturbed by n wage trou-
BILE, is looked for by the members of the
Association. Tho failure to advance
prices was an disappointment to work.
men, as an increase in the card rate
meant higher wages for all skilled en-
DlOyea.
, 1887-03-03

The Empress Eugene has INDUCED her
self in a little music since her arrival in
Naples-the first in nine years. Some of
the local Italian talent responded to her
appeal, and the tenor, Anton, sang a few
charming songs in Spanish. To the en-
press objection that they would be bet
ter accompanied by the guitar, Anton
took up that instrument and played him
self with a dash, characteristic of the
music which he interpreted. Barbieri
played one or two selections of Chopin on
the piano and then performed in a trio,
accompanied by violin and violoncello,
the Marquis Casafuerte and the Count
Caltabellotta playing respectively the
violin end cello. The empress, it seems,
is much afraid Of MISUNDERSTANDING
made her entree on the stage Of life in a
garden, under a tree, during n similar
convulsion Of nature. Boston Budget.
, 1887-03-03

A tall. fine looking man, clad in the gorn
of q wild westerner, strolled into the Fifth
avenue hotel, New York, the other night.
A dude clad in q dress suit stared at him
as IL he were "a wild beast. The westerner
stared hack for a moment until he had
looked the dude out Of countenance, and
then walked over to the young swell and
said III a laundering voice: Veil what
is it, What is WHAT" asked the dude.
turning red. You must have forgotten
your n TO stare at me us you di,..
know l forgot mine or l would not speak
10 you about it. I look rough, and all
that, but You nre probably more of a Gu
iiosity to me than l am to you; still i
knew better than to be so rude as to stop
and look you over as II you were on ex-
hibition. The incident attracted con-
siderable attention, and the dude lost no
hme in getting away.-New York Letter
, 1887-03-03
Disseminated Montana Boys.

Most of the cowboys looked upon their
coming to Montana to head cattle as the
mistake Of their lives. The glowing
stories of thrilling adventures and sudden
wealth of the cowboys life which are
common III the east are in most cases re-
sponsible for their entering the guild, but
the reality is quite a different matter.
Many of the economical ones have been
enabled by their savings to return to their
eastern homes.
People who have not been through the
had lands have but a faint conception OF
the utter desolation and worthlessness of
a cowboys home. he Is roasted in sum
mer and frozen in winter. The lands can
never be used for anything but grazing,
and the distances are therefore something
immense. One popularity Of the country
makes rapid riding a very difficult, not
to say dangerous, undertaking. The
earth is o friable that q tiny w~atercourse
will speedily cut for itself q deep gully,
or ''coolie," as it is called, the depth Of
which when filled with snow is entirely
problematical. A horseman who rides
with a cowboys recklessness may sud
denly find himself at the bottom Of a six
or eight foot coolie, with his horse on top
Of him. and no way Of getting out-if he
happens to be still alive-save tunnelling
up to the head OF the stream through the
snow. Then one of your broncho's feet
is az likely as not to sink suddenly two
feet down into a coyotes hole when he is
going at a furious pace. Result: His legs
map off like q pipe stem, and you are shot
through the air to a point far beyond, and
picked up more dead than alive. The
water is generally bitter with alkali, and
scorches your Throat as your swallow it;
there is little TO eat, and that Is hard to
get.-Tomah Enterprise.
, 1887-03-03

Bennett had a young gibbon siamang
(hylobates ~syndoctytus). He had scolded
him several times for having put various
objects u Of place, and especially once
or twice for having meddled with a GER
tain piece of soap. lone morning while
busy writing" says this traveller, 1.-THE
monkey was in the cabin. CHANGING at
him, l saw the little beggar was taking
the soap. 1 watched him without his be-
ing aware of it. He cast from time to
time q furtive glance in my direction. 1
made believe to write. and he seeing me
occupied went off with the soap in his
paw. When he was at the middle of the
cabin l spoke to him quietly without
frightening him. When he perceived
that I had seen him be retraced his steps
and put the soap nearly in the same place
from where he had taken it."
There was certainly something more
than instinct in this conduct. The mon
key showed clearly by his first and by
his second action that he knew he was
doing wrong. What Is reason II not the
exercise of this faculty?-Henry Howard
in The Cosmopolitan.
, 1887-03-03
OF WOMEN.
Hethsi- of Capital Punishment In Oidei
Tlmes-vnrious Laws.

Tlmes-vnrious Laws.
la tho early days of England men We're
too humane to execute women, but they
drowned them. During the reign of
Henry III, however, a woman was
hanged, but as she did not die after being
on the gibbet for a day, they cut her
down and she was granted a pardon.
Adulterous women and sorceresses were
drowned or smothered in mud. Stones
were fastened to their necks to prevent
their swimming, or they were sewed up
in sacks. Sometimes they were drowned
In company with a cat, a dog and a
snake. The Anglo-Saxons drowned wo-
men guilty of theft. The criminal was
thrown from the cliff or submerged. In
the Tenth century a woman was drowned
ut London bridge. Women were pun
ished by drowning in Scotland. In 1909
Grissell Mathon was condemned by the
high court Of Edinburgh ito be taken to
the north lock and there drowned till she
he dead
A memorable instance of drowning &c
CURED at Bavaria, Oct. IA, 1436. Agnes
~Bernaurian, wife OF Duke Albert the
Pious, was dropped of the bridge of the
city of Strasburg into the Danube. by
order of hor father. She appears not
to have been put into q sack, n her
limbs not TO have been securely bound.
for sho rose to the surface Of the water
and swan to the shore crying ''help."
''hclp," but the executioner put a long
pole into her hair and kept her down.
According to the Danish laws, women
wso buried alive for theft, a method of
punishment not unknown in France. In
1881 Marote Duplas was scourged and
subjected to this cruel death, at Abbeville,
and in 1860 a woman named Perotte
Mauger, a notorious thief and receiver of
stolen goods was, by order of the provost
of Paris, buried alive in front Of the glib
bet in that city. In ancient German his
tory We read Of female criminals being
impaled in the mud and, In comparatively
recent years, the remains Of several bodies
have been found to prove the truth Of
this assertion. In early England II cook
once poisoned fourteen persons. The au-
thorities did not believe they had n pun
ishment sufficiently severe for her case,
80 a law was passed making her crime
punishable by being boiled to death
Tho Earl,
, 1887-03-03

1t is the duty Of every person who has
used Boschec's German iSI up to let its
wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption. severe
Coughs. Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact all throat and lang diseases. No
person can use it without immediate re-
lief. Three doses will relieve any case,
and we consider it the duty OF all drug
gists to recommend it to the poor. dying
consumptive, at least to try one bottle, as
80, 900 dozen bottles were sold last year,
and no one case where it failed WAS re-
ported. Such a medicine as the German
Syrup cannot be too widely known. Ask
your druggist about it. Sample bottles
to try, sold at 10 cents. Regular sire, rs
cents. Sold by all druggists and dealers
in the United States and Canada.
, 1887-03-03

Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness,
Exhausted Ttafify Lost Manhood, aud
all the terrible effects Of self abuse and
excuses in maturer years. such as noe
turnal emissions, loss of memory, dimness
Of vision, aversion to society, the vital
fluid passing unobserved in the urine and
other symptoms that lead to insanity and
death. Poumg and Middle Aged Men
suffering from the above should consult us
at once. Cure guaranteed in all such
cases. CONSULTATION FREE.
Chemical analysis, including thorough
MICROSCOPE, examinations of the urine, IS.
An honest opinion given in all cases. We
furnish The Great English Remedy. SIR
Asaey Cooper's Vital Restorative. at SO a
bottle, or four times the quantity $40
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE
to anyone stating symptoms, sex and age.
Address Englsh Medical Dispensd1y. No.
IL Kearnv st., San Francisco, Gaia.
, 1887-03-03
TRIBES OF LITTLE FOLKS.


Dwarfs in Africa.
A while ago Mr.. Grenfell of the Congo
missions encountered on the Bosari river.
south of the Congo, the Batwa dwasfs
whom Stanley mentions in The Dark
Continent" though Stanley did not see
them. Grenfell says these little people
exist over q large extent of country, their
villages being scattered here and there
among other tribes. Wissman and Pogge
also met them a few years ago in their
journey to Nyangwe.
1t was long supposed that the story of
Herodotus about the pigmies of Africa
was mythical, but within the past twenty
years abundant evidence has accumulated
of the existence of a number of tribes Of
curious little folks in equatorial Africa.
The chief among these tribes are the
Aka, whom Schweinfurth found north
west of Albert Nyassa; the ,Obongo, dis
covered by Du Chaillu in West Africa,
southeast of Gaboon. and the Batwa
south of Congo.
These little people range in height from
4 feet 9 inches to about a feet 8 inches.
They are intellectually Us well as physic-
ally inferior to the other tribes of Africa.
They are perhaps nearer the brute king
dom than any other human beings. The
Obongo, for instance, wear no 5emblance
of clothing; make nj huts except to bend
over and fasten to the ground the tops of
three or four young trees, which they
cover with leaves; possess no arts except
the making Of bows and arrows, and do
not till the soil. They live on the smaller
game of the forest, and On nuts and ber-
ries. They regard the leopard, which
now and then makes a meal of one of
them, as their deadliest enemy. They
live only a few days or weeks in one
place, burying themselves in somo other
part of the interminable woods as o as
the nuts and other food supplies near
their camp begin to grow scarce.
When Schweinfurth first met the Aka
dwarfs he found himself surrounded by
what he supposed was a crowd of impu-
dent boys. There were several hundred
of them, and he soon found that they
We're veritable dwarfs, and hat their
tribe probably numbered several thousand
souls. One of these dwarfs was taken to
Italy a few years ago, was taught to
read, and excited much interest among
scientific men. There are other tribes of
dwarfs in Abyssinia and also in Somali-
land.-New York Sun.
, 1887-03-03

Great excitement has been caused in
Paris. Tex, by the remarkable recovery
OF j.. f. Corley, who was so helpless he
could not turn in bed, or raise his head;
everybody said he wa dying of consump-
ton. A trial bottle Of DR.. Kings New
Medical Discovery was sent him. Finding
relief he bought a large bottle and a box
Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills; by the time
he had taken two boxes Of pills and two
bottles Of the discovery. he was we'll and
had gained thirty-slx pounds. Trial bot
ties Of this great discovery for consump-
ton free ut w. N. Hunts.
, 1887-03-03
Nohce for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT CHEyKssl

LAND OFFICE At CHEYENNE, 1
Wyo., March l, 1851. I
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim. and
that said proof viii be made before the register
and receiver al Cheyenne. Wyo.. on April 2,
1887, viz Ina v. Hinker. widow OF charles
I Hlnker. who made homestead application
No. SO, for the sw 4 sec %. tip Is n. r 65 W.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
" said land, viz n X Davis, Charles Hall.
) n. Hoyey. w. d. Garrett. oil Cheyenne. " 20.
EDGAR =. WILSON, Register
, 1887-03-03

Mr.. VIM. Westlake. stock raiser and
breeder Of thoroughbred horses, living
near Avoca, Neb, was badly injured by
being thrown from a sully. After using
numerous liniments and consulting phys
icians, without being afforded any relief,
he obtained a bottle Of Chamberlain
Pain Balm from the druggist at Avocs,
which he began using and noticed a
change for the better after a few applica.
tons, in W % weeks be entirely recovered
the use of his arm 1t is u~nequalled for
severe bruises and sprsips, rheumatism
and lame back. Sold by w n. Hunt
, 1887-03-03

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup company, San Francisco, CAL,
is nature own true laxative. This pleas
ant California liquid fruit remedy may be
had of W. N. Hunt. Largo bottles at
so cents or one dollar. 1t is the most
pleasant, prompt and effective remedy
known to cleanse the system; to act on
the liver, kidneys and bowels gently yet
thoroughly; to dispel headaches, colds and
feyers; to cure constipation, indigestion
and kindred ills.
, 1887-03-03

OF the age in the medical line is the
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup Of Figs, a
ufactured only by the California Fig
Syrup company, San Francisco, Cal. 1t
Is agreeable to the taste, acceptable to the
stomach. harmless in its nature, painless
yet prompt and thorough in its action.
For sale by W. n. Hunt. 1919 Eddy
afreet
, 1887-03-03
A Crank's Ashes.

OMAHA. March L. The remains Of
Edward Kuehn. found dead in bed. were
sent to Buffalo, n. Y. to day, in accord
ance with his will, to be cremated. His
ashes are to be placed in an urn and
placed over the bar of a popular saloon in
Omaha, in compliance with his will.
, 1887-03-03

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores. ulcers, salt rheum, fever,
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
oorns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale by w, N. Hunt.
, 1887-03-03
For Woman Suffrage.

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 2.-The SEN
ate again passed the woman suffrage con
stitutional amendment. 1t now requires
a two thirds vote of the senate and house
to submit it to the people.
, 1887-03-03

Among the remarkable woods OF south
Africa is sneezewood C~Pteroxylon utile).
which in durability is said to surpass even
lignumvite, producing machine bearings
which have been known to outlast those
Of both brass and iron.-Chicago Herald.
, 1887-03-03

That the body is now more susceptible to
benefit from medicine than at any other
season. Hence the importance of taking
Hoods Snnsparilla now, when it will do
you the most good. 1t is really wonderful
for purifying and enriching the blood,
creating an appetite, and giving an healthy
tone to the whole system. Be sure and
get Hoods SArsaparilla. which is peculiar
to itself.
, 1887-03-03
Caftle HQc6lpIS

CHICAGO. March 2.-Csttle-Reeeipts,
5000; market slow and rather weak;
one car of fancy stccra. s. so;
shipping steers. $500 !, 800. pounds,s 81. so
@5.OO; stockers and feeders, 81. 65(d Z. 90.
, 1887-03-03
Not Severe Enough.

AKRON, Ohio, March Henry Hep
pert, son Of a wealthy business man. was
sentenced to one years imprisonment in
the penitentiary at hard labor for the be-
trlyal under promises of marriage Of a
school girl IA years OF age.
, 1887-03-03

SAN Francesca, March e Chief
Justice Morrison, of the California su-
preme court, died this morning.
, 1887-03-03

Rhe dome Of the United States Capitol
is ee7 lie feet high. Tho weight of the
IRON alone in the dome Of the Capitol j,
8, 900, 900 pounds.
, 1887-03-03

a man welded to his own ideas is u
pretty difficult chap to divorce.-Shoc
and Leather Reporter.
, 1887-03-03
BLACK HILLS STAGE
N EXPRESS COMPANY

Coaches leave Chugwater daily Except
Sundays) on arrival of the G. & n.
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Buttes and Lusk, and connect with the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad at Lusk
and for Sundance, Buffalo, Fort Fetter-
man, Fort Mckinney, Douglas, (Wyo.),
Fort Robinson and Chadron in Nebraska,
and Rapid City, Spearfsh and Deadwood,
OAK.
The cheapest and shortest route by
twenty-four hours.
The U. 8. mail carried. We have first
class eating stations, and our division
agents take all pains to secure the COM
fort OF passengers.
+. Il. LoNaHURsT. Agent.
, 1887-03-03

Cheyenne Transfer compaRy-from
FIVE pounds per day to a carlosd at q time
Reasonable reductions to large consumers
, 1887-03-03

Letter heads, bill heads and note heads
at the Leader office.
, 1887-03-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

y NoW .ss sls ' Plsy. yssF "a slf py..
pepsia. use Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are n positive cure for Dyspepsia, In
digestiop. Flatulency and Constipation.
We guarantee them 20 and 90 cents.
Pearse & McGil, Druggists.
, 1887-03-03
Nc voNsOV.

Is warranted. Ia because II II ths best
Blood Preparation known. IL will posi-
lively cure all Blood Diseases. puriaes tho
whole system. and thoroughly bniids up the
constitution Remember. We guarantee It
Pearse & McGill, Druggists.
, 1887-03-03

w one
gear, and the Is Books are
sent, post paid, at The UerN
lOaC price Of 50 90.
, 1887-03-03

Do not pay ten cents per copy for story
elpers containing a few chapters of some
,tory, when you can obtain with the
WEEKLY LEADER this full list of books.
embracing Standard, High Glass Litera-
cure, by the Best Authors. at q nominal
cost.
, 1887-03-03
'NNOWsNNAs Of cases of G |.

;nrod every year by Ackers celebrated
Remedy. 1t is a guaranteed prep
; II 1t does not help you 1t viii cost
you nothing. Try 1t. A single dose will
show Its good effect. Trial bottles 10 cts.
\ McGill. Druggists.
, 1887-03-03

All kinds Of legal blanks at the Leader
Office.
, 1887-03-03

Mining Location notices at Leader Office.
, 1887-03-03
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION
U Over half a Million Distributed.
Louisiana State Lottery COMFY

Incorporated In 1865 for 25 years by the Leg
stature for Educational and Charitable pur-
reserve fund of over $4,000 has since been
added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise was made a part OF the present State Con-
stitution adopted December I'd. A. ID. 1879.
TIE only Lottery eper voted on end endorsed
bJ The people Of any State.
, 1887-03-03
Three PecuIiarities

Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier
and regulating medicine, Is characterized by
three peculiarities, namely:
, 1887-03-03

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, 1887-03-03

II never Scales or F0sfpOneS.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly, and the Semi Annual Draw
regularly every six months, June and December
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e.. in the ACADEMY or MUSIC. NEW
ORLEANS. TUESDAY, MARCH l. 1851
a2d Monthly Drawing.
, 1887-03-03

etc rtories by Popular Authors.
US and detective stories. stories Of
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, 1887-03-03
CAPITAL PRIZE $3.50 900
Notice. Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves, IS. Fifths, 81. Tenths, 81.

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Application for rates to clubs should be made
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For further information write clearly. giving
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, 1887-03-03
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